Arts & Culture
Arts and cultural organizations provide spaces that reflect our society. These places bring together people from all walks of life and inspire discourse on past, present, and future issues. At CCS Fundraising, we understand that arts & culture organizations thrive through multigenerational engagement. We listen closely to the priorities of our partners, their patrons, and the communities they serve, and couple those priorities with proven fundraising best practices.
For several decades, we have partnered with hundreds of symphonies, orchestras, theaters, museums, libraries, and other arts and culture institutions. Through our immersive and tailored approach, we meet our partners where they are in their fundraising journeys and provide access to a dedicated team of fundraising experts. Whether it’s developing major gift strategies, managing fundraising campaigns, optimizing membership and annual funding programs, or aligning internal resources, we work collaboratively with our partners to raise funds and achieve their goals.
With CCS’s support, we stabilized our operations, recruited a new VP of Development, and launched our most ambitious fundraising campaign ever. CCS’s strategic guidance helped expand our development team and foster a culture of philanthropy, shifting us towards a more sustainable revenue model.
Jaime-Faye Bean, Vice President of Development, James Beard Foundation
Curious to explore what’s next for your arts & culture organization?
Featured Arts & Culture Case Studies
Pacific Chorale
Western US
Pacific Chorale, a GRAMMY® Award–winning professional choral organization known for its artistic excellence and community engagement, partnered with CCS Fundraising to strengthen its development infrastructure, cultivate a culture of philanthropy, and launch a major gifts strategy.
James Beard Foundation
Northeast US
CCS worked with the James Beard Foundation to launch their largest campaign to date, update their philanthropic model, and triple the size of their development team in four years.
National Women’s Hall of Fame: Celebrating and Empowering American Women
Northeast US
The NWFH engaged CCS to run a feasibility study, help hire leadership, reengage past inductees, and enhance exposure to support NWHF’s ongoing work to empower women since 1969.
Resources for Arts & Culture Nonprofit Leaders
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Strategic Fundraising Planning Using a ‘Balcony and Front Row’ Framework
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